Reader vs Stephens

A side-by-side comparison of Reader and Stephens: population, income, housing, and more.

Reader and Stephens are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stephens has the higher population (916 vs 78 in Reader). Stephens has the higher median household income ($37,361 vs $27,891 in Reader). Since 2019, Stephens's population has grown faster (+1.7% vs -59.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Reader	Stephens
Population	78	916
Median age	42.8 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$27,891	$37,361
Median home value	—	$52,900
Median gross rent	—	$416
Housing units	33	417
Homeownership rate	9.1%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Reader	Stephens
Population	192 → 78 (-59.4%)	901 → 916 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$13,320 → $27,891 (+109.4%)	$30,192 → $37,361 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$41,500 → $34,900 (-15.9%)	$43,100 → $52,900 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$330 → $416 (+26.1%)

Reader

Population

19278

Median household income

$13,320$27,891

Median home value

$41,500$34,900

Stephens

Population

901916

Median household income

$30,192$37,361

Median home value

$43,100$52,900

Median gross rent

$330$416

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Reader	Stephens
Under 5	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 17	15.4%	19.4%
18 to 24	19.2%	14.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	6.1%
35 to 44	20.5%	4.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.1%
65 to 74	26.9%	10.7%
75 and over	17.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Reader	Stephens
White (non-Hispanic)	44.9%	43.7%
Black or African American	55.1%	52.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Reader	Stephens
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.7%
High school graduate	37.3%	55.4%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Reader	Stephens
Drove alone	100.0%	77.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Reader	Stephens
1-unit, detached	57.6%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	42.4%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	Reader	Stephens
Poverty rate	0.0%	18.9%
Average household size	2.36	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1990	1961